<p>Hello everyone, throughout my life, I have been set on getting a business degree (finance) however, after my first year of college, I think I'm going through a change of heart. Going through museums and taking some science courses, I have been fascinated with "just learning more" and I feel like I wouldn't have the same mental stimulation with a business career. But the one thing is that I have a knack for business and most things related (Current GPA is 3.94). Being born in a business-backgrounded family, I learned things that school could not teach you. I have the tips and knowledge that would give me an edge; however, I just feel like doing "business" for the rest of my life wouldn't be fun or fulfilling. Is that true? I feel like engineering is fun because you always have to learn and you're basically building the future. I know it is a lot of schooling and work but I think I can get through it! Can anyone tell me how engineering jobs are like? And perhaps business too (prove me wrong)? Thanks for all input! Appreciate it!</p>
<p>I cannot really speak to career opportunities with a business degree because I am a physics professor. I have a bias but getting a strong background in science or engineering opens up some different career possibilities and really does not cut you completely off from a business career if you choose to pursue that later. A science or engineering degree trains you to approach problem solving in an analytical way which is valuable in all careers.</p>
<p>A science or engineering degree can lead to technical jobs in industry from which you can move into management with an MBA or with the kind of experience you already have from your family background. A lot of very successful business people started from the technical side. In fact, in Europe there is still a strong tradition of business leaders being trained originally as engineers and learning the business from the bottom up.</p>
<p>Besides careers in industry, science and engineering can lead to a career in research, usually after an advanced degree. This can also be a very rewarding path even though it is likely to be less well-paid than a career in industry.</p>
<p>What jobs are like depends on the type of engineering and the subfield. But the general nature of the job is solving design problems.</p>
<p>Note that you may need to take an additional semester or take overload schedules if you did not take the needed engineering prerequisites (math and physics) in freshman year.</p>
<p>I am really interested in bioengineering!</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus I actually have enough AP credit in high school that would make me fall into regular place for when I switch into engineering; however, bioengineering does take 5 years to complete.</p>